"reverse graffiti"

[James Harbeck]

>This was new to me. Fascinating, too.
>
>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/activists-send-a-message-by-cleaning-things-up-a-bit.php

Cool. And the ironic thing is that (as of course you know) "graffiti"
is Italian for "scratches," so this "reverse" is actually closer to
the original sense (FWIW) than spray painting is.

Well... power washers to the people!

James Harbeck.

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